Milkweed National Prize for FictionMatthew Eck, Milkweed National Prize for Fiction, THE FARTHER SHORE, 2007

National Book Critics Circle Awards
Jane Brox, National Book Critics Circle Award, General Nonfiction, finalist, FIVE THOUSAND DAYS LIKE THIS ONE, 1999
Matthew Eck, National Book Critics Circle, Good Reads selection, THE FARTHER SHORE, 2007

National Book Foundation/National Book Awards
Matthew Eck, National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” Fiction selection, THE FARTHER SHORE, 2008

National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities
Jane Brox, National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Literature, 1994
Lore Segal, National Endowment for the Arts, Grant in Fiction, 1987
Lore Segal, National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant in Translation, 1982
Lore Segal, National Endowment for the Arts, Grant in Fiction, 1972
Aaron Thier, National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Creative Writing, 2016
Richard Zimler, National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Fiction, 1994

New York Times Bestsellers
Breena Clarke, New York Times Bestseller, RIVER, CROSS MY HEART, 1999
Walter Kirn, New York Times Business Bestseller, UP IN THE AIR, 2001
Jay Heinrichs, New York Times Education Bestseller, THANK YOU FOR ARGUING, 2016

New York Times Notable Books of the Year
Lore Segal, HALF THE KINGDOM, 2013
Jeffery Renard Allen, SONG OF THE SHANK, 2014